Lights Out

Longer nights mean extra work for streetlight repair crews in San Jose. City officials expect an increase in reported outages over the next few months due to public awareness, and they are encouraging San Jose residents to report any outages via the My San Jose smartphone app.

Neighborhood Notes

CAMBRIAN: County officials are in the process of making streets safer and less congested in the Cambrian area. Earlier this month, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a plan that would allow for the widening of Branham Lane and Snell Avenue near Martial Cottle Park.

WILLOW GLEN: San Jose’s Historic Landmarks Commission is considering a new nomination in Willow Glen. The property at 1195 Willow St., known as the Carrie and Frank Deischmeyer House, will be designated as a city landmark if approved by the council.

ALMADEN VALLEY: San Jose’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department is considering a proposal to erect a new statue in front of the Almaden Branch Library. The statue would honor the late Pat Dando, Almaden resident who was well known for her volunteer work, as the president of the Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and as a city council member for District 10. Since Dando passed away in 2017, community members have been asking the city to create a memorial in her honor.

On Jan. 5, 11 volunteers from the Central YMCA descended upon San Jose’s historic Municipal Rose Garden with one goal in mind: to prune 3,500 rosebushes. With the help of the San Jose Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department, and a little bit of elbow grease, yellow-vested volunteers of all ages were able to beautify the garden. “After cutting back...